The book by István Deák, an American historian of Hungarian descent, examines three main themes reflected in the subtitle: collaboration with Nazi regimes, resistance to the occupiers, and retribution for crimes and collaboration during World War II. The author seeks to show that the German invasion—a key provocation that led to radical changes in European politics in the mid-20th century—was not the sole cause of the upheavals that swept the continent at that time. The history of Europe in the mid-20th century is far more complex than simply the occupation of the continent by German forces, followed by liberation by the Allies and a return to normalcy.

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